Federal government executes a woman for the first time since 1953 Paulina Smolinski
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The Trump administration executed Lisa Mongomery early Wednesday. She was the first woman put to death by the federal government in 67 years.
Montgomery, 52, was executed by lethal injection in Terre Haute, Indiana after being convicted in 2007 of federal kidnapping resulting in death. She was the only woman on federal death row.
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution very late on Tuesday. The craven bloodlust of a failed administration was on full display tonight. Everyone who participated in the execution of Lisa Montgomery should feel shame, Montgomery s attorney, Kelley Henry, said in a statement.
Updated at 2:14 a.m. ET Wednesday
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Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, died by lethal injection early Wednesday after the Supreme Court vacated several lower-court rulings, clearing the way for her to become the first female prisoner to be put to death by the U.S. government since 1953.
It was midnight when the Supreme Court ended a day of legal challenges, setting aside what Department of Justice attorneys called unwarranted obstacles to the execution of Montgomery for a crime of staggering brutality. By 1:31 a.m. ET Wednesday, she was pronounced dead.
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